Happy Birthday, Angie!

Yesterday was Angie's birthday.  She took a day off from work, so I went to Omaha to spend the day with her.  It was a great day to spend outdoors, although we did spend some time indoors eating and shopping.  Dave and I gave Angie a door mat with two black cats on it.  Angie has two black cats named Murphy and Luna.  I call them Murph-Murph and Luna-Tunes.  One has no trouble telling them apart.  Murphy has a different kind of black fur.  Near the skin it is pure white.  Only the tips are black, so he looks more like salt and pepper.  Luna is a sleek and shiny coal black cat that closely resembles a small leopard.

  

For lunch we had Indian food at the Oven in the Old Market.  Then we did some shopping and walked over to the Koneko library annex.  It is a special non-circulating library for UNO students, faculty and staff.  Angie had to ring the doorbell to have them let us in.  It is a very special place designed to inspire creativity.  Large tables, comfortable chairs, large screen DVD screens, and all sorts of books about art and creativity.  Angie goes there quite often just to write or draw.  She can spread her materials out on a huge table and just luxuriate in the space.  My attention was captured by a large book of replications of  hand drawn maps from centuries past.  I found a lovely map of Prague with the Charles Bridge before the statues were added 600 years ago.   

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After we left the Koneko Building we moved the car a bit closer to the First National Bank Western  Park, which contains amazing life-sized statues of wagon trains, pioneers, buffaloes and migrating geese. It occupies an area of four city blocks and the statues behave as though the streets and buildings are not there.  These photos do not do the display justice.  I only hope that you will go see this park for yourself someday.

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Next we moved on to Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue.  And yes, we did find dinosaurs!

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We ended the day at the Melting Pot at Village Pointe.  And we ended our meal with Yin and Yang Chocolate Fondue with bits of fruit and little cakes for dipping. 

    

How will we top this next year?

Jeannette